Post-card.



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POST CARD.

APPLICATIONHLED JULY26, 1915.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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CHARLES STIRN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

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Patented Apr. 25., 191th.

Application filed July 26, 1915. Serial No. 41,910.

post-cards which indicate that they are used for the purpose of into thewaste paper reading the same.

()ne object of the present invention is to provide means for excitingthe curiosity of the recipient of the post-card, so as to insure thatsaid recipient will become apprised of the main facts sought to beconveyed by the card.

A further object of the. invention is to provide a postcard containingsuch means which can be made at sul'ticiently low cost to warrant itscommercial introduction.

In the. accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view of a post-cardconstructed in accord ance with my invention; Fig. '2 is a view of thepost-card ready for addressing and mailing; Fig. 3 is a sectional viewon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a post-card. At the left-handportion of the upper edge thereof is an extension 2, the outer terminalportion of which is reduced in width to tornra tag 3, adapted, when saidextension is folded over the post-card. to be. passed through slits i inthe postand, and retain the extension in its folded position. A centralportion of said extension is cut out, as shown at to form an opening themargin of which has portions 6 separated i'rom each other to permit saidmargin to expand when said separated portions or fingers (3 are bent outof the plane of the extension.

This post-card is primarily intended to be used by large advertisers.and its object is to excite the curiosity of the recipient of thepost-card so that they may be sure to read the communication sent by theadvertiser instead of throwing it away unread as frequently happens.Vith this object the reading matter is printed upon a sheet 7 orpreferably thin paper which is folded into a small compass and isinclosed in one-half advertising throw them basket without fully CHARLESS'rmN, a

and means for securing said of a walnut shell 8. The walnut shell, Withthe circular inclosed therein, is placed with its edge in the properposition upon the postcard, the extension is then folded over thepost-card and pressed down around said walnut shell. and the tag 3 isinserted through the slits 4 of the post-card, thus insuring theretention of the extension in position. The separated portions orfingers 6 fit closely around the margin of the walnut shell whilepermitting the main portion of the extension to lie flat against thepost-card, and they thus secure it in place. This security is due, in agreat measure, to the fact that the rim of the walnut shell is ofgreatel" circumference than the main body thereof immediately above saidrim. If this were not the case it is easy to see that it would not bepossible to hold the shell securely in place by means of said fingers.Beneath the cut-away portion of the extension is conspicuously printed,as shown at 10, the wellknown phrase All in a nutshell.

This novel means of sending a communication excites the recipientscuriosity to a sufficient extent that he is willing to give up the timenecessary for removing the walnut shell to examine its contents, andsaid contents when so examined will be more firmly ii'npressed upon hismind than when sent in. an ordinary circular.

I claim:

1. In combination with a post-card, areceptacle having a substantiallyfiat rim of greater periphery than the body of the receptacle, a devicefor securing said receptacle entirely alpon one side of the postcardhaving an opening therethrough to receive the receptacle, a portion ofsaid device around said opening extending over the lower portion of thebody of the receptacle, device in place upon the post-card.

'2. In combination with a post-card, a receptacle having a substantiallyflat rim of greater periphery than the body of the re eeptacle, a devicefor securing said receptacle upon the post-card, having an openingtherethrough to receive the receptacle. its margin having portionsseparated from each other to permit said margin to expand and rest uponthe lower portion of the body of the receptacle, and means for securingsaid device in place upon the post-card.

Y ceive the receptacle, its margin having greater periphery than thebody of the receptacle, an extension from said post-card forsecuringsaid receptacle upon the postcard, having an openingtherethrough to reportions separated from each other to permit saidmargin to expand and rest upon the lower portion of the body of thereceptacle, and means for securing said extension in ,place upon thepost-card.

In combination with a post-card, a half walnut shell, a device forsecuring said shell entirely upon one side of the post-card having anopening therethrough to receive the shell, 3 portion of said devicearound said opening extending over the lower portion of the body of theshell, and means for securing said device in place upon the postcard.

5. In combination with a post-card, a half walnut shell, a device forsecuring said shell upon the post-card, having an opening there throughto receive the shell, its margin having portions separated from eachother to permit said margin to expand and rest upon the lower portion ofthe body of the shell, and means for securing said device in place uponthe post-card.

6. In combination, a half walnut shell, a post-card having an extensionfor securing said shell upon the post-card, said extension having anopening thcrethrough to receive the shell, its margin having portionsseparated from each other to permit said margin to expand and rest uponthe lower portion of the body of the shell, and means for securing saidextension in place upon the postcard.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES STIIK'N.

Vitnesses F. M. \Vnmn'r, D. B. Rronanos.

